Are you new to town? Are you looking to join a book club? The Austin Public Library has the story for you:

All of these selections can be found or ordered from APL locations. Please join us for a lively discussion of some fascinating books!

Book Clubs for Teens@APL
The Wired for Youth program hosts Young Adult (YA) Book Club discussions at various library locations. Check HERE for YA Book Club schedule.

November Featured Books

2008 Branch Book Clubs for ages 18 and older:

Hampton Branch at Oak Hill A World Lit: The Flame of Literature Book Club
Meeting day:
3rd Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
Place:
5125 Convict Hill Rd., Austin, Texas 78749
Contact:
(512) 892-6680

What Oak Hill is Reading:

• November 17th - After Dark by Haruki Murakami
• December 15th - The Road Home by Rose Tremain
• January 19th - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• February 16th - Akhenaten by Najib Mahfuz

Downtown Book Clubs

Graphic Novels @ Halycon Coffee
Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Place: Halcyon Coffee, 218 W. 4th St.
Contact:
(512)974-7400

What Graphic Novels @ Halycon Coffee is reading

• November 19 - Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot

Contemporary Fiction @ Little City Cafe
Meeting day: First Monday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: Little City Café 916 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701
Contact:
(512)974-7400

What Little City Café-916 Congress Ave is reading (new location):

• November 3 - Indignation by Philip Roth

Howson Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Second Friday of the Month from 4 to 6 p.m.
Place:
2500 Exposition, Austin, Texas 78703
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson is Reading:

• November 14 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• December 12 - Persuasion by Jane Austen

Howson Branch Science Fiction Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
2500 Exposition, Austin, Texas 78703
Contact:
(512) 472-3584

What Howson Science Fiction Book Club is Reading:

• November 17- A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

Manchaca Road Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place:
5500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, Texas 78745
Contact:
(512) 974-8700

What Manchaca Road is Reading:

• November 19 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Milwood From Books to Movies Club
Meeting day:
First Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Place:
12500 Amherst Dr., Austin, Texas 78727
Contact:
(512) 339-2355

What Milwood is Reading:

• November 4 -The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• December 2 - Damon Runyon's short stories

North Village Branch FACT
Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club
Meeting day:
First Monday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
2139 W. Anderson Ln., Austin, Texas 78757
Contact:
(512) 458-2239

What North Village is Reading:

• November 3 - Gordath Wood by Patrice Sarath

Old Quarry Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Second Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
7051 Village Center Dr., Austin, Texas 78731
Contact:
(512) 345-4435

What Old Quarry Banch is Reading:

• December 9 - The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
• January 13 - On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• February 10 - Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• March 10 - The Fifth Child by doris Lessing
• April 14 - Light in August by William Faulkner
• May 12 - Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Pleasant Hill Branch Mystery Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
211 E. William Cannon Dr., Austin, Texas
Contact:
(512) 974-3940

What Pleasant Hill is Reading:

• November 18 - The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett
• January 20 - Last King of Texas by Rick Riordan
• February 17 - Local Rules by Jay Brandon
• March 17 - A Twist at the End by Steven Saylor
• April 21 - Buck Fever by Ben Rehder

Spicewood Springs Branch Book Club
Meeting day:
Third Tuesday of each month from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Place:
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, Texas 78759
Contact:
(512) 974-3800

What Spicewood Springs is Reading:

• November 18 - The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• December 16 - “The Best of 2008” Special Meeting

Spicewood Springs Branch Mystery Book Club
Meeting Day:
Fourth Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, Texas 78759
Contact:
(512) 974-3800

What mystery is Spicewood Springs Branch reading:

• October 27 - The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
• November 24 - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson (main) Death Without Company by Craig Johnson (alternate)
• December 22 - The Best of 2008 Special Meeting

University Hills Branch Book Club
Meeting Day:
Second Thursday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
4721 Loyola Ln., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 929-0551

What University Hills is Reading:

• November 13 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• December 11 - John Adams by David McCullough

University Hills Branch Spanish Book Club
Meeting Day:
Third Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
4721 Loyola Ln., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 929-0551

What University Hills is Reading in Spanish:

• November 19 - Un viejo que leía novelas de amor por Luis Sepúlveda

Windsor Park Branch Book Club
Meeting Day:
Second Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Place:
5833 Westminster Dr., Austin, Texas 78723
Contact:
(512) 928-0333

What Winsdor Park is Reading:

• November 18 - Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
• December 9 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Citywide Bookclub
Mayor's Book Club: Keep Austin Reading, sponsored by the Austin Public Library. Annual Citywide book club.
Place:
Click HERE for 2008 Discussions and Events
Contact:
(512) 974-7400

What the Mayor's Book Club is Reading:

• To be announced Spring 2009